pistola de agua
/pistola de aɡwa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "water gun" is translated into Spanish as pistola de agua.
This phrase refers to a toy weapon that shoots streams of water.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of pistola (pistol or gun) and de agua (of water).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you pluralize the noun pistola to pistolas while the noun agua remains singular, resulting in pistolas de agua.
How do you pronounce it?
/pistola de aɡwa/
Did you know?
- The Spanish word pistola comes from the German Pistole, which was borrowed from the Czech píšťala, meaning 'tube' or 'pipe'.
- The word agua is technically a feminine noun, but when used alone with a definite article, it becomes el agua to prevent the two 'a' sounds from clashing.
- In many Spanish-speaking regions, a child might call this a pistolita de agua to emphasize its small, toy-like nature.
Examples in context
- «¡Devuélveme inmediatamente mi pistola de agua, Tom!» «¡Ven y cógela!»"Give me back my water gun, Tom!" "Get it yourself!"This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase pistola de agua in a conversational context.Tatoeba #3249103 by Shishir, translation #10196799 by DJ_Saidez
- Quiero una pistola de agua para jugar en el jardín.I want a water gun to play in the garden.
- ¿Has visto la pistola de agua de Juan? Es muy grande.Have you seen Juan's water gun? It's huge.
- ¡Esta arma de agua es superdivertida! Podemos tener una guerra de agua.This water weapon is super fun! We can have a water fight.
- Compré una pistola de agua nueva para la fiesta.I bought a new water gun for the party.
- Esa pistola de agua es demasiado grande para el niño.That water gun is too big for the child.
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are playing in the garden on a hot day.
- Lucía¿Quieres jugar con mi pistola de agua, Daniel?Do you want to play with my water gun, Daniel?
- DanielSí, pero necesito una pistola de agua también.Yes, but I need a water gun too.
- LucíaTengo otra en mi mochila para ti.I have another one in my backpack for you.
- Daniel¡Perfecto, vamos a mojarnos!Perfect, let's get soaked!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries agua, de, pistola, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
